Hilltopper (train)

Hilltopper

The Hilltopper at Roanoke, Virginia in April 1978
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Eastern United States
Predecessor	Mountaineer
First service	June 1, 1977
Last service	September 30, 1979
Former operator(s)	Amtrak
Route
Termini	Boston, Massachusetts Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Stops	34
Distance travelled	1,674 miles (2,694 km)
Average journey time	26 hours 35 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	34, 35 (until January 8, 1978) 66, 67
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeping car service (Boston-Washington) Reserved and unreserved coach
Catering facilities	On-board cafe
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet coaches
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, RF&P, N&W
Route map Legend Boston South Boston Back Bay Route 128 MA RI Providence Kingston Westerly RI CT New London Old Saybrook New Haven Bridgeport Stamford CT NY New York City NY NJ Newark Penn Metropark Trenton NJ PA Philadelphia PA DE Wilmington DE MD Aberdeen Baltimore Capital Beltway MD DC Washington, D.C. DC VA Alexandria Quantico Fredericksburg Richmond Staples Mill Road Petersburg (Fleet Street) Nottoway County Farmville Lynchburg (Woodall Road) Bedford Roanoke Christiansburg Narrows VA WV Bluefield Welch Williamson WV KY Tri-State This diagram: view talk edit

The Hilltopper was a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It ran daily from South Station in Boston, Massachusetts to Catlettsburg station in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. The 1,674 mi (2,694 km) run made 34 stops in 11 states and the District of Columbia.^[1]